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Digital marketing of commercial breastmilk substitutes and baby foods: strategies, and recommendations for its regulation in Mexico.

Pedro Javier Mota-CastilloMishel Unar-MunguíaAndrea Santos-GuzmánMarena Ceballos-RasgadoLizbeth Tolentino-MayoSimón BarqueraMatthias Sachse AguileraFernanda Cobo ArmijoAnabelle Bonvecchio
Published in: Globalization and health (2023)
Breastmilk substitutes companies promote their products in digital media using unethical strategies that fail to comply with the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. They generate strong conflicts of interest with health professionals, taking advantage of legal framework gaps and the lack of monitoring and effective sanctions for non-compliers. Updating the legal framework and monitoring compliance, including digital media, is urgently needed to protect children's right to breastfeeding, healthy nutrition and life, and the rights of women to health and informed decision-making.
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